MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics present minimal or zero risk, some are linked to severe health conditions, including cancer, and neurological harm. Chemicals in cosmetics get into the body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and pose the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals linked to cancer are found in water, food, and various other commonly used goods. However, no kind of consumer goods is subject to less government management than cosmetics, including Amazonian colored clay eyeliner. While many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics in all likelihood present little risk, subjection to some is linked to worrying health concerns, including cancer.